Augusto K.

Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Contents
CHAPTER 1 ENGLISH / FRANAIS
1.

Basic French Words & Phrases | 5

2.

Taking a taxi in French | 7

3.

In the hotel | 8

CHAPTER 1 ENGLISH/
1. Basic phrases / | 13
2. Taxi | 14
3. Shopping | 15
4. Arrival and In the hotel | 16
Tips how to learn French | 19
Tips how to learn Russian | 19
Bibliography | 20

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

The author
Augusto K. Campos
Writer, Linguistic and researcher in Language, Literature and
Culture
2
Email: augusto.kengue.campos@gmail.com
Country: Angola
Luanda 2016

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Augusto K.
Campos

Augusto.kengue.campos@gm
ail.com

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Chapter 1

English /
Franais

1. Basic French Words & Phrases

English

French
4

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Pronunciatio
Oui/Non
wee/nong

Yes/No
Yes, please/No, thank you

Oui, s'il vous plat/No

wee, seel voo play/nong

S'il vous plat

seel voo play

Please

Merci (madame/mon
mair-see (mah-dahm/m

Thank you

Il n'y a pas de q
eel nyah pah der k

You're welcome

Voici...
vwah-see

Here is/are
Hello/Good morning/afternoon

Bonjour, (madame/m
bong-zhoor, (mah-dahm/

Hello/Good evening

Bonsoir (madame/mo
bong-swahr, (mah-dahm

Goodbye

Au revoir
oh rer-vwahr

Good night

Bonne nuit
bonn nwee

How are you?

Comment allez-vo
kommahng tahlay

Very well, thanks

Trs bien, mer

tray byang mair-s

Excuse me

Excusez-moi
ex-kewzay mwa

Do you speak English?

Est-ce que vous parlez

essker voo pahrlay ah

Can you help me?

Est-ce que vous pouvez

essker voo poovay m

Je ne comprends
zher ner kong-prahn

I don't understand.

Je ne sais pas
zher ner say pa

I don't know.
Could you please write it down

Est-ce que vous pouve

essker voo poovay lay

Sorry

Dsol(e)
day-zo-lay

Leave me alone!

Laissez-moi tranquille.
lay-say mwah trahng-keel
5

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Where?

O?
oo

When?

Quand?
kahng

How?

Comment?
kommahng

Why?

Pourquoi?
poor-kwah

Who?

Qui?
kee

Which?

Lequel?/Laquelle?
ler-kell/lah-kell

Where is...?

O est...?
oo ay

How much?

Combien?
kong-byang

How many?

Combien?
kong-byang

What's that?

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

kessker say

I'd like...

Je voudrais...
zher voodray

I want...

Je veux...
zher ver

I like it.

a me plat.
sahm play

I don't like it.

a ne me plat pas.
sah ner mer play pah

OK/Agreed.

a va/d'accord.
sah vah/dah-korr

That's fine.

C'est bien.
say byang

2. Taking a taxi in french

6

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

English

French

(YOU) Hello, can you call a taxi to the cabaret for

me please?
(Reception) Yes, for what time.
In half an hour.

Bonjour, pouvez vous m'appeler un taxi pour le cabaret, s'

plait?
- Oui, pour quelle heure?
Dans une demi heure.

Good morning, Lyon station please.

- Yes sir, at what time does your train leave?
11.02, it's the TGV to Dijon.
-Let's go then, beacause there is a lot of traffic on
the ring road.

Bonjour, gare de Lyon, s'il vous plait.

- Oui, Monsieur, quelle heure part votre train?
11.02, c'est le TGV pour Dijon.
- Alors en route, car il y a beaucoup
de circulation sur le priphrique.

Taxi please!
To Charles de Gaule, my plane leaves in two hours!
-Stay cool! my little lady.
I know the road like the inside of my pocket.
.......
There you are, 350 francs Madame.
That is very expensive!
That's Paris!

Taxi, s'il vous plait!

A Charles de Gaule, j'ai un avion dans deux heures!
- Pas de panique, ma p'tite dame.
Je connais la route comme ma poche.
......
-Et voila, 350 Euro Madame.
C'est trs cher!
C'est Paris!

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

3. In the hotel
I would like a room...

Je voudrais une chambre...

... for one night / two nights.

... pour une nuit / deux nuits.

... for one person / two persons.

... pour une personne / deux personnes.

... with two beds.

... deux lits.

... with a double bed.

... avec un grand lit.

You do not want to overstay your welcome, so this question will be

helpful:

When is check-out time? - Quelle

est l'heure limite d'occupation ?
How to Ask for Amenities
Building on the request of "Je voudrais une chambre...", use these
phrases to ask for certain hotel amenities.

I would like a room...

Je voudrais une chambre...

... with a shower in the room.

... avec une douche dans la chambre.

... with a bathtub in the room.

... avec une baignoire dans la chambre.

... with a sink in the room.

... avec un lavabo dans la chambre.

... with a toilet in the room.

.. avec un W.-C. dans la chambre.

... with a television in the room.

... avec une tlvision dans la

chambre.

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

I would like a room...

... with a telephone in the room.

Je voudrais une chambre...

... avec un tlphone dans la chambre.

... with an air conditioner in the room. ... avec un climatiseur dans la
chambre.

Paying for Your Room (Payer pour votre chambre)

You do need to pay for the room and a few simple phrases will help
you navigate the reception desk.
How much is it?

C'est combien ?

I would like to pay my bill.

Je voudrais rgler mon compte.

I would like a receipt.

Je voudrais un reu.

The bill is incorrect.

L'addition n'est pas correcte.

Forms of Payment

Learning how to speak about money in French will make your entire
journey go a little smoother. These phrases can also be used at
restaurants, shops, or anywhere else you make a purchase.

I would like to pay in cash. - Je voudrais payer en espces.

If you would like to pay with another type of payment, begin the
sentence with "Je voudrais payer..." and conclude it with one of these
phrases.
9

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

I would like to pay in...

Je voudrais payer...

... with traveler's checks.

... avec des chques de voyage.

... with a credit card.

... avec une carte de crdit.

Requesting Services (Demande de services)

Every employee (l'employ) of the hotel is there to make your stay

as comfortable as possible. From the front desk clerk
(rceptionniste) to the maid (la femme dechambre), you can use
these phrases to request particular services during your stay.
I would like a wake-up call at 8 a.m. - Je voudrais tre rveill huit
heures.

Review how to tell time in French.

I would like a taxi. - Je voudrais un taxi.

10

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Do you have a...

Avez-vous un...

... laundry service?

... service de lessive ?

... hairdresser / barber?

... coiffeur ?

... parking lot / garage?

... parking ?

Navigating the Hotel (Navigation dans l'Htel)

You will find it useful to be able to get around the hotel and a few
simple words should make it a little bit easier.

Ground floor - le rez-de-chausse

First floor - le premier tage
Hallway - le couloir
Room - la chambre
It is likely that you will need to ask where something is and this is the
phrase you want to memorize. It's also quite useful as you are
traveling through town, simply finish the question with the place
you're looking for.
Where is the...

O se trouve le...

... elevator?

... un ascenseur ?

... restaurant / bar?

... un restaurant / bar ?

... pool?

... une piscine ?

In the Hotel Room (Dans l'Htel Chambre)

Once you get to your room, give yourself a quick quiz and see if you
can recall these words in French.

Bed - le lit
Pillow - l'oreiller
11

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Sofa - le canap
Dresser - la commode
Lamp - la lampe
You might also want to know that your room has a...

Door: la porte
Window: la fentre
In the Bathroom

English has 'bathroom' and 'restroom' and French also has more than
one word for this room. However, the difference tends to describe the
'amenities' included within.

Bathroom with a bathtub - la salle de bain

A room with a toilet - les toilettes or les W.-C.
You might also want to know how to say some of these other
bathroom-related words in French. They're easy and, who knows, they
might come in handy someday.

Bathtub - la baignoire or le bain

Sink - le lavabo
Shower - la douche
Toilet - la toilette
Towel - la serviette

12

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Chapter 2

English/P

13

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

1. Basic phrases /

Russian Greetings

Dobraye ootro

Good morning

Dobriy den'

Good afternoon

Dobriy vyecher

Good evening

Zdrastvooyte

Hello

Preevyet

Hi!

Rat teebya veedet'

Nice to see you!

Kak pazhivayesh?

How are you?

, !

Spaseeba preekrasna!

Fine, thanks!

Neeploha!

Not so bad

Kak vas zavoot?

What's your name?

...

Meenya zavoot...

My name is...

14

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Saying Thanks in Russian

Spaseeba

Thank you

Bal'shoye spaseeba

Thank you very much.

Nyezashta

That's all right

Pazhalooysta

You're welcome

Apologies

Eezveeneete

Sorry!

Prasteete

Excuse me

, ,

Neechevo, neechevo,
pazhaloosta

That's all
right

Neechevo srashnava

No harm

Saying Goodbye in Russian

,
()

K sazhalyeneeyoo mnye
(nam) para eettee

I'm sorry I (we)

should be going

Da sveedaneeya

Good-bye!

Paka

Bye-bye!

Ooveedeemsya

See you

Schasleevava pootee

Have a nice trip!

Speaking, Comprehension

Vi gavareetye pa
angleeskee?

Do you speak
English?

Ya plokha
gavaryoo parooskee

My Russian is bad

,
,

Gavareetye
pazhalooystamyedleeney

Could you speak

more slowly?

Ya nee paneemayoo

I don't understand

Ya paneemayoo

I understand

15

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

2. Taxi
Taxi

Taxi!

Taksi!

This is the address .

Votadres.

Take me to...

Otvezite menja ...

... the hotel.

... v gostinicu.

...

... the airport.

... v aeroport .

...

Pulkovo

Pulkovo

I'm in a hurry.

Ja speshu.

Go faster.

Bystree.

Slow down.

Medlennee.

Please stop.

Pozhalujsta,
ostanovites'.

How much (do I owe

you)?

Skol'ko s menja?

16

...

,
.

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

3. Shopping

Basic Shopping Phrases

Please tell me where

there is ....

Skazhite, pozhalujsta,
gde zdes' ...

souvenir shop?

suvenirnyj magazin?

.. a bookstore?

... knizhnyj magazin?

jewelry store ?

juvelirnyj magazin?

antique store ?

antikvarnyj
magazin?

supermarket ?

supermarket?

clothing shop?

magazin odezhdy?

footwear

obuv'

sport clothes

sportivnaja odezhda

Books

knigi

Flowers

cvety

17

...

...

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

perfumery

parfjumerija

cosmetics

kosmetika

Food

produkty

Toys

igrushki

I would like to buy

souvenirs.

Ja hotel (m) by kupit'

suveniry.
Ja hotela (f) by kupit'
suveniry.

(m)
.
(f)
.

Do you have
Matrioshka dolls?

U vas est' matrjoshki?

Show me this and that, Pokazhite mne eto i to,

please.
pozhalujsta.

I don't like this

Mne eto ne nravitsja .

I'll take it

Ja voz'mu eto.

How much does it

cost? How much is it?

Skol'ko eto stoit?

Please, write it down

Napishite, pozhalujsta

expensive

dorogoj

18

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Cheap

deshjovyj

It's too expensive.

Eto slishkom dorogo.

I would like to buy this Ja hotel (m) by

cheaper.
kupit' eto deshevle.
Ja hotela (f) by
kupit' eto deshevle.

(m)
.
(f)
.

I'll take it

Ja voz'mu eto .

I'm just looking

Ja tol'ko smotrju.

Show me another one. Pokazhite mne drugoj.

Where's the cashdesk? Gde kassa?

4. Arrival and In the hotel

Vot moy paspart

Here's my
passport

Vot maya veeza

Here's my visa

Ya praboodoo zdes' needelyoo

I'll be staying a
week

Ya zdyes' v otpooske

I'm here on
holiday

Ya zdyes' pa deelam

I'm here on
business

19

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Oo meenya bootilka votkee

I have a bottle
of vodka

Mozhna eto praveestee?

May I bring
this in?

Kakooyoo poshleenoo
mnenoozhna zaplateet'

What duty
must I pay?

Ya sabeerayoos' zhit v
gasteeneetse

I'll be staying
at a hotel

Ya ostanavlyoos' oo droozey

I'll live at my
friends

Currency exchange

Gde mozhna
abmeenyat' valyootoo?

Where can I change

some money?

Ya hachoo abmeenyat'dollari

I want to change
some dollars

Ya
I want to change
hachoo abmeenyat'darozhnie some traveller's
chekee
cheques

Kakoy koors valyoo'ti?

What's the exchange

rate?

Checking in
Mne noozhen nomer v

gasteeneetse

I need hotel
accommodation

Mne noozhna komnata na

adnago

I need a single room

Mne noozhna komnata na

dvaeekh

I need a double room

Where is the hotel?

Gde gasteeneetsa?

20

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

Skolka stoeet nomer

vsootkee?

What do you charge

for the room per day?

Vkhodeet lee
fstoeemost' nomeera
peetaneeye?

Does the charge for

the room include
meals?

Ya doomayoo
ostanoveetsa naneskal'ka
dney

I intend to stay for few

days

Kakoy moy' nomer?

What's my room
number?

Checking out
,
,

Preegatov'te pazhaloosta fse Please, have all

scheeta k
my bills ready by
maeemooat yezdoo
the time I leave

Yah ooezhayoo zavtraootram

I'm leaving
Yah ooezhayoo zavtra dnyom tomorrow
afternoon

Yah ooezhayoo zavtra

vecheram

I'm leaving
tomorrow evening

Gde mozhna nayteetaksee

Where can I find a

taxi?

Mne noozhna v aeroport

Take me to the
airport

Mne noozhna na vakzal

Take me to the
railway station

...?

Est' lee oo vas

May I have a ...?

Gde oobornaya

Where's the toilet?

Razboodeete meenya f
sem chasof ootra

Will you wake me up

at 7 a.m.?

Ya zhivoo v nomeere sto

I am living in room

21

I'm leaving
tomorrow morning

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers
101

Language
odeen

number 101

Prashoo atneestee moy

bagazh v nomer

Take my luggage to
my room, please

Tips how to learn French

Vocabulary: Any discussion of why French is not difficult for English speakers
ought to begin with the date September 28, 1066, which is the date
the Norman conquest of England began.
During the four hundred years that followed, a dialect of French known as
Anglo-Norman became the language of the crown, the educated elite, the
ruling administration and the justice. Even today, the Queens assent, which
must be given to legislation passed by parliament in order to become law, is
still issued in French. How cool is that!

Tips how to learn Russian

22

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

This article is the first in a series about how to learn a foreign language. For
the next few weeks, we'll be giving recommendations on quick, independent
and effective learning of Russian. Special attention will be paid to listening
comprehension, reading, spoken language, and script. Make sure to read all
the issues before you plunge into your books and CDs.
First of all, we want to underline two inner factors of success: language
abilities and desire to master a language.
Everybody is capable of mastering a foreign language no matter what his or
her age is. Though language abilities vary a lot from person to person, there
are no people who are completely incapable of learning another language.
The fact is that such people (1) do not want to study hard, or (2) do not
know how to organize their studies properly. In addition, one who knows his
native language perfectly and can expresses his ideas precisely and
grammatically correct will have more advantages.

Bibliography
http://french.about.com/od/begvocab/fl/French-Vocabulary-At-the-Hotel.htm
http://www.france-pub.com/french/french_7.htm
http://www.frenchtoday.com/how-to-learn-french/french-beginner

23

Augusto K. Campos
Course for Travelers

Language

24